[G-Shock Old Alternative] DW-6500 started in 1994 and how’s it going now?

DW-6500 started in 1994…

With the following Technical Specs / 1161

• Impact resistant structure (shock resist)
• Water resistant to 20 bar
• Resin band
• Atmospheric pressure measurement function (measurement range: 600 hPa to 1100 hPa), barometric pressure trend display (memory and graph display of changes for the past 18 hours), barometric pressure memo, barometric pressure difference change graph display
• Altitude measurement function: Relative altimeter (measurement range: -4000 m to 4000 m), maximum altitude memory, altitude alarm
• Water depth measurement function: (Measurement range: 0 m to 30 m), maximum water depth memory, water depth alarm
• Stopwatch (1/100 second, 24-hour counter, with split)
• 3 multi-alarms, time signal
• Auto calendar
• 12/24 hour system display switching
• LED light
• Accuracy: Average monthly difference ± 15 seconds
• Battery life: about 2 years

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We think the next modern G-Shock Watches have a strong origin with DW-6500 and you may easily buy them:

G-Shock GW-9200

G-Shock GWN-Q1000

G-Shock GWF-D1000

GWF-D1000 Profile / Casio G-Shock
Average Amazon Price: $700 (yes, we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases from our links to Amazon). Check the Price on Amazon →
Year of first release: 2016
Lineup: PROFESSIONAL (G-Shock Professional Line includes watches that can really help you survive under hard, tough conditions. They are well equipped and have the best tough specs.) All G-Shock Professional Watches →
Best for: Big Wrists, Top in G-Shock Lookbooks
The most distinctive specs:
– ISO 200 meters Water Resistance (good for swimming and professional diving)
– Tough Solar (CASIO’s original solar-charging system converts not only sunlight but also light from fluorescent lamps and other sources into power)
– Radio-controlled Watch; Multi band 6 (additional way for time sync. This watch receives time calibration radio signals that keep the displayed time accurate)
– Digital compass (measures and displays direction as one of 16 points)
– Thermometer (can measure and display the outside temperature in a range from -10 C to 60 C)
– Barometer (measures the air pressures and displays tendencies in the weather)
– Altimeter (The electronic mechanism “estimates” the altitude based on the air pressure)
– Depth Meter (Underwater depth measurement up to 80 meters (in 10 cm units))
– Diving Mode (Dive start time, dive time, minimum water temperature, maximum depth)
– Ascent rate alarm (alerts you when the rate of ascent is 10 meters per minute or faster)
– Moon data (moon age of the specific date)
– Tide graph (tide level for specific date and time)
Other colors and full specs: GWF-D1000 Wiki Page
Only Limited Editions: GWF-D1000 Limited Editions